“Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” – Andy Dufresne
With the recent play of the Blue Jackets, there have been a fair number of discussions regarding the future of the team- should we fully embrace the tank, are we ruining the future of the franchise by winning now- it’s been hectic and occasionally heated. At the heart of the discussion (and really, the root cause of the discussion in the first place) is the youth of the team. Seth Jones, Ryan Murray, Alexander Wennberg, Boone Jenner, Brandon Saad- the future of the team, young and under control for the foreseeable future, have led the team on a winning stretch (their first of the year) since the New Year, and particularly since the All Star Break.